"The idea of cartoonifying the news hit Lai in a brilliant flash. In October 2007, he shared his idea with the rest of his staff. They could gin up exclusive footage of the most bizarre, the most titillating, the most scandalous events of the day."

"To be sure, Next Media's clips - for better or for worse - have no shortage of attitude. ... Lai thought about people under 40 who grew up playing video games and watching TV and realized that they belonged to an 'image generation.' The next innovation in news would be a visual one, he decided."

"You may not know Hong Kong-based Next Media Animation by name, but if you've watched the news in the past six months or check out YouTube clips regularly, you have certainly seen their "ripped from the headlines" handiwork."